Bites: Obama reading “Lush Life,” a Dutch girl who just wants to sail, Turkish books, social networking for nerds, and more

A personal hero of mine is hitting the road with his banjo in tow.  (Thanks Brooklyn Vegan) Obama is sitting on the beach reading Lush Life.  Holy crap, I was going to start reading that too!  We have so much in common! Damn you Netherlands!  Why on earth would you want to stop a 13-year-old girl from experiencing a magical adventure like sailing across the world by herself?  (Thanks Boing Boing) Over at Litkicks, Levi Asher picks six Fall, 2009 books […]

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Bites: The return of Lemony Snicket, Bob Dylan at the controls, zombies, Marvel Comics, Sen. Alec Baldwin, and more.

I really liked the first few Lemony Snicket books, and then there were a few hundred more.  Now we get news that we can expect four more.  I’m alright with this, as long as there is no more movies with Jim Carrey involved. We really like to talk about zombies; this essay on The Morning News does it far better than just about anything we have ever posted. I smell a challenge, or possibly the stench of the undead. So […]

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